Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has indicated that Independent Mayo TD Beverley Flynn will be re-admitted to the Fianna Fáil party.

Ms Flynn was expelled from the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party in 2004 after the Supreme Court upheld a High Court judgment which found she had facilitated tax evasion while working for National Irish Bank.

Speaking on RTÉ Radio's News At One, Mr Ahern said she could not expect to be given a junior ministerial position at this stage but can have a realistic expectation of holding office at some stage during the lifetime of the administration.